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With the NFL's worst team, Jacksonville, coming to town on Sunday, Peyton Manning isn't deviating from his weekly stance.

They're an unfamiliar opponent, he says, and an NFL team, and no one in his locker room is paying attention to any massive point spread.

"We have a lot of things we've got to improve on, our mistakes that we made in that game in Dallas," Manning said. "Certainly there are some good things that we're building on, but there are still plenty of mistakes, things we can correct. We had too many penalties. We turned it over twice. Those are things that will get you beat."

Manning said that he hasn't picked defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio's brain about the Jaguars. Del Rio coached the team through 2011.

Manning also said that 2010, the last time he played against the Jaguars, seems like a long time ago, and he doesn't feel like the number of times he's played the team will work in his favor.

On the injury front, neither Wesley Woodyard nor Robert Ayers participated in Wednesday's practice for the Broncos. Both suffered injuries during Sunday's game in Dallas — Woodyard to his neck, Ayers to his shoulder.

Chris Harris, who suffered a concussion in Dallas, was officially listed as not participating as well, but he did take part in a limited manner during the media's brief viewing period. Fellow cornerback Champ Bailey practiced in full; he's missed each of the Broncos' first five games with a sprained left foot.

"With Champ, obviously, we've been smart," coach John Fox said. "The medical people have done a fantastic job. He had a very, very good workout today."

No official update to Bailey's status will come until Friday, when the team releases an injury report.

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